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• RC2 Gets the Lead Out of Thomas Toy Trains

  Michael Phelan | July 27, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Kudos to Illinois company, RC2, which sells Thomas & Friends toy trains. It was discovered recently that the trains contained lead-based paint, a known neurotoxin which has been banned in this country since 1978. The risks to toddlers and small children prone to chewing on toys is obvious. These toys were unreasonably dangerous, defective products anyway you slice it. Rather than trying to...

• Truck Accidents Caused By Driver Fatigue

  Michael Phelan | July 25, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  About 100 people die each week in truck accidents. Despite this alarming statistic, the Bush Administration once again succumbed to pressure from lobbyists (this time the American Trucking Association) and, in 2005, adopted new rules permitting tractor trailer truck drivers to drive 11 hours per day. Safety experts and insurance industry analysts challenged the new rules on grounds that the...

• Parents Guilty for Teen Drunk Driving Crash

  Michael Phelan | July 24, 2007 9:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Across the country, parents are pulling jail time for allowing underage drinking in their homes. On Saturday, a suburban Chicago couple was found guilty for allowing their teenage son to have a beer party in their basement. Two 18 year olds who attended the party later died in an alcohol-related car crash. The teen driver had a blood-alcohol level of 0.132. The parents whose son hosted the...

• Local Grocer Wins $16 M Against National Chain

  Michael Phelan | July 19, 2007 5:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Richmond's own Johnny Johnson won a $16 million verdict against grocery giant, Supervalue, Inc., the nation's third largest grocery chain. The jury awarded $15.5 million for negligent misrepresentation and $500,000 for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Johnson started in the grocery business as a bag boy and worked his way up to manager. In the early 1990's, Richfood, Inc....

• $21 Million Awarded in Cellphone Auto Crash

  Michael Phelan | July 19, 2007 5:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman in Palm Beach, Florida caused a car crash that killed another person because she was distracted by talking on her cell phone. A Palm Beach jury recently ordered the distracted driver to pay $21.6 million to the beneficiaries of the person killed in the crash. We've all seen people driving on the highway while distracted by cell phone conversations or, worse yet, attempting to text...

• Child Earrings Recalled in Florida Due to Lead Poisoning Risk

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The CPSC, in cooperation with Uncas Manufacturing Company, announced the voluntary recall of Sleeping Beauty Crown and Cinderella Star Earrings Set.The earrings were available at Wal-Mart stores in Florida from February 2007 to June 2007 and cost around $5. The earrings were found high levels of lead. This is a major health risk for children, because lead is toxic and if ingested many adverse...